Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Ian Buruma
Born: December 28, 1951 (age 72)
Bio: Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer and historian who lives and works in the United States. Much of his work focuses on the culture of Asia, particularly that of China and 20th-century Japan. He has been the Paul W.
Known for:
- Year Zero: A History of 1945 (2013)
- The wages of guilt (1994)